Re: Positive stories, please come out of the woods
Hi marcia!
I think we all feel the pain when we've lost a " sister"
The reality is though many if us with " bad prognoses" are doing great.
I am coming up on 5 yrs, 12 pos nodes, no clean margins, blah,blah blah.
Am doing great, you will too!
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Linda
Dxed Stage IIIC May 05, 12 pos nodes
er/pr -neg,Her -pos
LVI
Right partial mast & partial axillary dissection-June14,2005
Right modified mast-no clear margins- June 30, 2005
DD AC x4
Taxotere X4 with Herceptin
Rads x 35( 5 fields )
Left prophylactive mast( atypia & hyperplasia found ),
put on Tamoxifen x 1 yr; D/ced due to endometrial thickening
bilateral recon (saline implants)May 06
Nipple recon July 06
metformin 2010
removal of implants due to severe encapsulation, insertion of gummies 2013
Reclast Q yr
NED!!!
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